Diane Debrovner is the former deputy editor of Parents magazine and author of the article What Blind Parents Want You to See, which provided the spark for this novel. She now helps nonprofits share their stories to raise the funding they need. Diane lives in New York City with her family and a dog who loves watermelon.
Stacy Cervenka is the director of the Iowa Department for the Blind and previously led the Blind Parents Group of the National Federation of the Blind. She divides her time between Des Moines and Lincoln, Nebraska, where she lives with her husband and two children. Just like Roxie’ family, Stacy and her husband, Greg, are blind, while their children, Leo and Josephine, are sighted.